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Amsterdam Hostel Uptown

Amsterdam · Netherlands

Amsterdam Hostel Uptown

Punk Score
27% SHIT
Medium confidence 293 reviews
≈49 possibly bought
Sus 5★ reviews ≈49 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈49 possibly bought

≈49 possibly bought · 142 top-rated reviews scanned

Explain how it works

We compare every 5★ review's word count against the global distribution. Hostels where unusually many top-rated reviews are suspiciously short — way under the typical length — start to look like the staff (or a boost-my-listing service) is padding the score with throwaway praise.

The detector flags reviews that are both top-rated and below a length threshold, then estimates how many of them statistically shouldn't exist. For this hostel we scanned 142 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 9.53. A z-score measures how far this hostel's distribution of 5★ review lengths sits from the global average, in standard deviations. 0 = perfectly typical. 1–2 = slightly unusual but within normal noise. 3–5 = strongly anomalous. Anything 10+ means the pattern is so far from the global norm that it's effectively impossible to get there organically.

This is a heuristic, not a verdict — it surfaces hostels worth a second look, not proof of fraud. Read the actual reviews below and judge for yourself.

  1. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Great!!!!

    Netherlands MALE 31-40
  2. Suspiciously short 2 words 83%

    Great stay

    USA MALE 18-24
  3. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    great stay

    Canada MALE 25-30
  4. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Very good!

    China FEMALE 25-30
  5. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Great hostel.

    England MALE 25-30
  6. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    Spain MALE 25-30
  7. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice location

    Hungary MALE 18-24
  8. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    Hungary MALE 18-24
  9. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Clean rooms

    Iran MALE 18-24
  10. Suspiciously short 2 words 86%

    Very practical.

    Switzerland MALE 31-40
  11. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    very good

    Italy MALE 31-40
  12. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Beautiful people!!

    Spain MALE 18-24
  13. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%
    Translated to English

    This is the best hostel!!

    Spain MALE 18-24
  14. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Good hostel

    Portugal MALE 31-40
  15. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Just perfect

    Portugal MALE 31-40
  16. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice location

    India MALE 31-40
  17. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    India MALE 18-24
  18. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    India MALE 18-24
  19. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Amazing location.

    Turkey MALE 18-24
  20. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%
    Translated to English

    Be careful with it.

    Peru MALE 25-30
  21. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    Serbia MALE 25-30
  22. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    USA MALE 25-30
  23. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    Great all round

    Northern Ireland MALE 18-24
  24. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    Very good stay

    England MALE 18-24
  25. Suspiciously short 3 words 89%
    Translated to English

    Good location, completion.

    Peru MALE 31-40
No bed bug reports in 337 analyzed reviews
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Other facilities (7)
24 Hour Reception Linen Included Towels Not Included Common Room Free City Maps Free WiFi Hot Showers

Prices

Dorms $49 / night
Privates $168 / night

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